The following data show the women's smoking rate in Japan from 1989 to 2014. Unit is %.

| Age | |||||||
| 20~29 | 30~39 | 40~49 | 50~59 | 60~69 | 70 & over | Average | |
| 1989 | 8.9 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 9.4 |
| 1990 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 9.7 |
| 1991 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 9.7 |
| 1992 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| 1993 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 8.9 |
| 1994 | 12.7 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 9.1 |
| 1995 | 16.9 | 13.2 | 11.1 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 10.6 |
| 1996 | 12.8 | 15.3 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 9.8 |
| 1997 | 21.3 | 15.6 | 13.7 | 10.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 11.6 |
| 1998 | 19.1 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 10.9 |
| 1999 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 14.2 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 3.5 | 10.3 |
| 2000 | 20.9 | 18.8 | 13.6 | 10.4 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 11.5 |
| 2001 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 11.7 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 9.9 |
| 2002 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 14.4 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 10.2 |
| 2003 | 19.2 | 18.1 | 15.5 | 10.7 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 11.3 |
| 2004 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 12.0 |
| 2005 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 15.1 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 11.3 |
| 2006 | 17.9 | 16.4 | 13.8 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 10.0 |
| 2007 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 17.9 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 11.0 |
| 2008 | 14.3 | 18.0 | 13.4 | 9.5 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 9.1 |
| 2009 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 15.2 | 11.7 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 10.9 |
| 2010 | 12.8 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 10.4 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 8.4 |
| 2011 | 12.8 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 10.2 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 9.7 |
| 2012 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 9.0 |
| 2013 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 8.2 |
| 2014 | 11.8 | 14.2 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 8.5 |
| Decrease rate | -33 | -21 | -21 | -34 | 7 | 70 | 10 |
Source is Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
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